Guest column by Wes Pitts

In a recent op-ed, Patrick Rose applauded the decision by the city of Dripping Springs to expand the South Regional Wastewater Treatment System, a move to keep the city from running out of wastewater capacity by 2017.

No one should fault the city for taking steps to prevent that from happening. After all, it’s clear that something must be done. The question is, is that ‘something’ the best course of action?

As part of the treatment plant expansion, the...